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Psalm 118:16

The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD does valiantly!”

14The LORD is my strength and song. He has become my salvation.
15The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tents of the righteous. “The right hand of the LORD does valiantly.
16The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD does valiantly!”
17I will not die, but live, and declare the LORD’s works.
18The LORD has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
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Notice

The repeated mention of YHWH’s right hand turns this shout of victory toward his strength, giving praise a clear center.

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Where else Scripture says this

7 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Exodus 15:6Your right hand, LORD, is glorious in power. Your right hand, LORD, dashes the enemy in pieces.Both passages praise the LORD’s right hand for its power; Exodus names the destruction of an enemy.
Psalm 60:12Through God we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.Both passages connect valiant action with God’s strength, with Psalm 60 naming him as the one who defeats adversaries.
Acts 2:32–36This Jesus God raised up, to which we all are witnesses.Both passages proclaim God’s action; Acts names the raising of Jesus, while the psalm praises the LORD’s might.
Isaiah 42:13The LORD will go out like a mighty man. He will stir up zeal like a man of war. He will raise a war cry. Yes, he will shout aloud. He will triumph over his …Both passages portray the LORD as mighty in action; Isaiah develops the battle imagery through a warrior’s cry and triumph.
Genesis 48:14Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it on Ephraim’s head, who was the younger, and his left hand on Manasseh’s head, guiding his hands knowingly, for …The shared image is a right hand: God’s in the psalm, Israel’s laid on Ephraim’s head in Genesis.
Isaiah 33:5The LORD is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.Both passages speak of exaltation, praising the LORD’s right hand in the psalm and the LORD himself in Isaiah.
Acts 2:33Being therefore exalted by the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this which you now see …Both passages join right-hand language with exaltation; Acts speaks of Jesus exalted by God’s right hand and pouring out the Spirit.
Where this verse fits

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Encouragement

This praise comes from a song that also speaks of severe trouble. Your thanks need not erase what hurt; YHWH’s strength is the reason for the shout.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).